It didn’t take long for Victor Wembanyama to create a sensation among NBA fans like the superstars he has worked with so far. Like Paul George in particular, the Clippers winger seems to have difficulty clarifying the mystery that the French prodigy represents for him.

Victor Wembanyama is surely on his way to becoming the number 1 attraction in the American League, if that wasn’t already the case. The adventure across the Atlantic has just begun for Frenchy and despite the height of expectations around him from many observers, the 2m24 giant still manages to assume his status at Spurs, or even to do better than what the we hoped.

If it made such an impression, it is also because the V has already faced big game. Because in fact, in the space of only seven games, the former Mets had the opportunity to measure himself against several superstars, including Paul George who was able to closely observe the abilities of the rookie during their confrontation at the end of October. He shared his point of view about the young star in an episode of Podcast P:

Victor Wembanyama, an enigma for Paul George

This is not the first time we have seen a player of this size. There is Boban Marjanovic, there is Bol Bol, there is Kristaps Porzingis. I didn’t play during this era, but there was also Manute Bol, Shawn Bradley and Yao Ming. What is remarkable about him is that we are used to seeing them in the racket, we are used to seeing tall people over 2m13 who are content to stay close to the circle. And you say to yourself, “I have to think carefully when I go to the circle.” But he stays outside this perimeter and carries the ball during offensive transitions.

That’s what I mainly noticed when I played against him… There was an action on Russell Westbrook when Russ went into the paint, which is his trademark, where Wemby went into the paint and then left him, almost as if he were surveying the field. And I was looking at him like, “His f**king long arms come and touch the ball from our back.” » It was obvious that Russ was in “Who’s the bastard who hit the ball” mode. Then the ball flew and it was an interception. It was as if his arms had stretched to achieve this.

At that point in the match, even for jump shots, mid-range shots, he was in the corner and I was going to shoot. And as I take my shot, I see his arm is there right next to me and I’m like… “WHAT THE FUCK, was that a bad pass?” “I thought he was defending in the corner, that’s why I thought it was an open shot. He was just doing some stuff on the field and I was like, “My God, he’s on every action.”

A guy his size has a specific match-up. You can’t line up just anyone against Victor. If he moves on the floor, 9 times out of 10 there will be a mismatch. I think the success we had at the low post forced him to move away and allowed us to push him outwards.

Clearly, Victor Wembanyama could end up making observers believe that he is indeed a creation of the basketball gods. In any case, this is what Paul George seems to be wondering, who obviously questioned a lot of things during their previous confrontation.